India's share has been slowly and steadily increasing in total textile (non-apparel) and apparel imports made by the US in recent years. In 2012, the US imported $2.854 billion worth of textiles from India, which accounted for ...
Tags: Textile, Apparel Imports
The Government of India, Ministry of Textiles, will soon launch a venture capital (VC) fund to provide equity to start-up entrepreneurs, Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Textiles, said at the annual ...
The Indian fashion and casual lifestyle products selling e-commerce site Myntra has recently launched a new mobile phone shopping app for iPhone users. Aiming to cater to the growing fashion and lifestyle needs of the consumers and to ...
Tags: Myntra, New Shopping Ap, Accessories
Indian steelmaker JSW Steel's joint managing director Seshagiri Rao has told CNBC TV18 that JSW Steel will import 10 million mt of iron ore this year, rising from the planned 6 million mt, "after having seen severe shortages in India and ...
C. S. Verma, chairman of Indian state-owned steel producer Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), has said that the company is ready "to cater to the increased steel demand in a cost-effective manner by way of adoption of modern ...
Tags: Steel Demand, Mineral
After failing to get South Korean LG Chemicals on board as a technology partner for its Kochi-based petrochemical project, Indian public sector refiner Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) said it will buy outright, the critical ...
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The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has predicted that there would be an increase in the demand of Indian textiles in the domestic and global markets. In a statement, CITI chairman Prem Malik said there was a decline in ...
In Kolkata and Delhi, Oxford Instruments is hosting its third series of annual seminars for the nanotechnology industry in India. ‘Bringing the Nanoworld Together 2014’ will showcase nanotechnology tools and their use in ...
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A new study commissioned by International Apparel Federation (IAF) explores the increased relative power of the garment industry in developing countries vis-à-vis the global apparel system. IAF says its truly global membership is a ...
Tags: Apparel, garment industry
The Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, has approved setting up of 13 textile parks, which will involve a minimum investment of Rs. 1 billion each. Speaking at a book-launching event in New Delhi, Minister of State ...
Tags: Textiles, Ministry of Textiles
Indian steelmaker Tata Steel has announced that it has opened a new finishing line at its IJmuiden steelworks in the Netherlands to strengthen the supply of high-value steels to the automotive sector and other markets. Tata Steel invested ...
Tags: Tata Steel, Automotive Steel
The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), the apex industry chamber of the textiles and clothing industry of India, is organizing the 8th Asian Textile Conference (ATEXCON) on the 22nd and 23rd of September in Mumbai. The ...
The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has been constantly seeking an upward revision of duty drawback rates for garments for the past few months. In view of a proposal of duty drawback rate for 2014-15 expected to be submitted to ...
INVISTA™, one of the world’s largest integrated producers of polymers and fibers has named Paolo Briatore as the new Business Director Apparel South Asia and Managing Director INVISTA™ India Sales & Services Ltd. INVISTA ...
Sajjan Jindal, the millionaire owner of Indian steel producer JSW Steel, has stated that he has offered less than $100 million to buy the steel complex of Italian steelmaker Lucchini in Piombino, Tuscany, Italy, while not wanting to take on ...